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Clinical Supervision Training Series
This training series is intended for current or aspiring clinical supervisors. This training series includes the following two topics, which participants may choose to attend individually or in combination: Core Competencies of Clinical Supervision Clinical Supervision in Difficult Times
Daily Clinical Management in ACT and FACT: Using Operational Practices to Support Clinical Interventions
This training is specifically designed for frontline and administrative behavioral health professionals who are part of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams. Participants will receive a concise overview of the Daily Team Meeting (DTM) process that supports clinical service delivery within the ACT framework. The training will provide an opportunity to develop action-oriented skills focused on team planning, demonstrating how daily clinical management strategies in ACT can enhance and uphold fidelity. Additionally, the training will explore effective skills and best practices for engaging and reinforcing natural supports to promote the growth and well-being of clients facing serious ...
Maximizing ACT and FACT Service Array for Program Effectiveness
Assertive community treatment (ACT) and forensic assertive community treatment (FACT) teams serve as “one-stop treatment shops” that provide a comprehensive array of clinical and supportive services to clients with significant behavioral health concerns and high service needs. Offering a complete array of services within the ACT or FACT team, rather than referring clients to external providers, is critical to ACT and FACT’s effectiveness at increasing clinical stability and promoting community functioning among high-needs clients. This training will introduce the range of services offered by high-fidelity ACT and FACT teams. Participants will learn how embedding evidence-based practices within ACT and FACT can improve clients’ recovery outcomes. The training will also highlight how ...
Provider Wellbeing & Self-Care: Practicing Self-Compassion
This training will highlight the core concepts of self-compassion (self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness), the research-based positive impacts of self-compassion, and what distinguishes self-compassion from other similar concepts. Participants will understand how to define "trying times" on an individual and systemic level, and how these difficult situations can impact our ability to support our wellbeing and the wellbeing of our clients. Participants will learn best practices for applying elements of self-compassion in these challenging scenarios.
Developing and Facilitating Therapeutic Groups in Community Mental Health
Group therapy can be an effective and impactful therapeutic intervention for consumers of community mental health services, providing a space for processing, peer support, and social skills practice. This training will explore both the practicalities of starting and maintaining a group within a community mental health setting, as well as specific evidence-based interventions and modalities that can be used to ensure a group remains helpful and supportive to participants.
Understanding Hoarding Disorder to Enhance Housing Success
This training will provide an overview of the causes and contributing factors related to hoarding disorder. Participants will be introduced to evidence-based approaches for addressing hoarding disorder for clients within a variety of contexts, including those who are housed and unhoused. A trauma informed, harm-reduction approach -` Safety Day’ (Sampson & Yeats, 2015)- for preventing evictions for people experiencing hoarding disorder will also be presented. Participants will explore contextual features of hoarding disorder in order to consider ways to leverage supports and resources effectively.
Client Outcome Assessment Battery (COAB) Data Shell Orientation
This training module provides an overview of the Client Outcomes and Assessment Battery (COAB) Data Shell. The session explains the purpose and use of the data shell, describes its structure and organization, and provides guidance on entering client data, including a step-by-step walkthrough of transferring information from the paper COAB into the COAB Data Shell. Participants will also learn best practices for maintaining the data shell and explore available resources to support accurate ACT and FACT data collection and reporting.
Paper Client Outcome Assessment Battery (COAB) Orientation
This training module provides an overview of the paper Client Outcomes and Assessment Battery (COAB). This session explains where to locate paper COAB forms on the ACT and FACT Center of Excellence website, describes the structure and organization of the COAB, and reviews key instructions for accurate completion. It also highlights best practices for maintaining the COAB, as well as resources available to support ACT and FACT teams in collecting client outcome measure data.
Beyond the Basics: Co-occurring Disorders Training Series
This training series includes three sessions, which participants may attend individually or in combination. Co-occurring Disorders: Foundations, Neurobiological Perspectives, and Integrated Support Co-occurring Disorders: Clinical Identification, Substance Profiles, and Integrated Assessment Co-occurring Disorders: Meeting People Where They Are Through Stage-Matched Support and Holistic Wellness
Co-occurring Disorders: Foundations, Neurobiological Perspectives, and Integrated Support
Co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (CODs) are highly prevalent, requiring a nuanced, integrated approach that honors the resilience of individuals across the continuum of community-based care. This foundational training is designed to equip multidisciplinary practitioners with a robust understanding of the etiology, neurobiology, and clinical presentation of CODs through a recovery-oriented lens. The training emphasizes the importance of identifying substance use patterns and prevalence rates specific to marginalized populations, ensuring that interventions are tailored to unique cultural and systemic contexts. By prioritizing strengths-based ...
